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Enantiomer — This article is about the concept in chemistry. For a discussion of enantiomers in mathematics, see Chirality (mathematics). (S) (+) lactic acid (left) and (R) (–) lactic acid (right) are nonsuperposable mirror images of each other In chemistry,… … Wikipedia
Chiral pool synthesis — is a strategy that aims to improve the efficiency of chiral synthesis. It starts the organic synthesis of a complex enantiopure chemical compound from a stock of readily available enantiopure substances. Common chiral starting materials include… … Wikipedia
Asymmetric synthesis — Asymmetric synthesis, also called chiral synthesis, enantioselective synthesis or stereoselective synthesis, is organic synthesis which introduces one or more new and desired elements of chirality. [GoldBookRef|title=asymmetric synthesis| file =… … Wikipedia
Enantioselective synthesis — Enantioselective synthesis: Sharpless epoxidation Enantioselective synthesis, also called chiral synthesis, asymmetric synthesis or stereoselective synthesis, is organic synthesis that introduces one or more new and desired elements of… … Wikipedia
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Directed ortho metalation — (DoM) is an adaptation of electrophilic aromatic substitution in which electrophiles attach themselves exclusively to the ortho position of a direct metalation group or DMG through the intermediary of an aryllithium compound [1]. The DMG… … Wikipedia
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Pictet-Spengler reaction — The Pictet Spengler reaction is a chemical reaction in which a beta; arylethylamine such as tryptamine undergoes ringclosure after condensation with an aldehyde. Usually an acidic catalyst is employed and the reaction mixture heated, [] An… … Wikipedia
Armodafinil — Systematic (IUPAC) name (–) 2 [(R) (diphenylmethyl)sulfinyl]acetamide Clinical data AHFS/Drugs.com … Wikipedia
